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Beijing Showing 15 of 74 This browser is no longer supported We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be. [1]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 302,937,207, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [2]

The evening of July 20 left a devastating memory for many people in Zhengzhou, in China's central Henan Province, as record rainfall inundated the city. [3]

ZHOUKOU, China -- Even as crisis grips China Evergrande Group, its founder, Xu Jiayin, continues to evoke pride and gratitude for those in his home village in a central Chinese province of Henan. [4]

Officials in central China's Henan Province may have violated criminal law by abusing a health code system designed for pandemic control to block the mobility of petitioners swindled in a multibillion-dollar financial scam, a legal expert said. [5]

A week after a devastating flood hit the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on July 20, Zhang Yong received a call from Xinxiang's flood control commanding office in Henan Province asking for help in conducting rescues. [6]

BEIJING—A Beijing court has sentenced a group of men for illegally detaining people seeking to have their complaints heard by the central government, state media reported Sunday, in an apparent blow against attempts by local governments to cover up c... [7]

LUOYANG, China — Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist agenda, the spirit of modern China’s founder still exerts a powerful pull. [8]

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[1] MM www.channelnewsasia.com · 2026-12-03 · 40% match

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[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-08 · 75% match

Coronavirus: Week of Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, India's new cases hit 7-months high

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 302,937,207, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-27 · 75% match

How record rainfall overwhelmed Zhengzhou

The evening of July 20 left a devastating memory for many people in Zhengzhou, in China's central Henan Province, as record rainfall inundated the city.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-05 · 75% match

Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin remains a local hero despite woes

ZHOUKOU, China -- Even as crisis grips China Evergrande Group, its founder, Xu Jiayin, continues to evoke pride and gratitude for those in his home village in a central Chinese province of Henan.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-15 · 75% match

Use of COVID codes to stop Chinese bank protests sparks debate

Officials in central China's Henan Province may have violated criminal law by abusing a health code system designed for pandemic control to block the mobility of petitioners swindled in a multibillion-dollar financial scam, a legal expert said.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-10-26 · 75% match

How China's Blue Sky rescuers try to save the day

A week after a devastating flood hit the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on July 20, Zhang Yong received a call from Xinxiang's flood control commanding office in Henan Province asking for help in conducting rescues.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-12-03 · 75% match

China Jails 10 for Illegally Detaining Petitioners

BEIJING—A Beijing court has sentenced a group of men for illegally detaining people seeking to have their complaints heard by the central government, state media reported Sunday, in an apparent blow against attempts by local governments to cover up c

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-05-16 · 75% match

Maoists Still a Force 50 Years After the Cultural Revolution

LUOYANG, China — Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist agenda, the spirit of modern China’s founder still exerts a powerful pull.

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